Beijing - Lanzhou Train

One pair of high speed trains and two pairs of normal trains are operated between Beijing and Lanzhou. The high speed types take 7 hours for the whole journey, and the normal types take 16 to 21 hours.

Alternatively, you can travel by flight which takes 2.5 hours or so, but the ticket costs a little more than train ticket, especially in peak season for tourism. If you travel in a hurry, flight is a good choice. However, you may suffer from flight delays as flights can be easily affected by weather changes.
 (Last Update on Apr 25, 2023)

Train No.	Departure - Arrival	Travel Time
G91	07:55 - 14:39	6h44m
G429	12:50 - 21:37	8h47m

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 (Last Update on Apr 25, 2023)

Train No.	Departure - Arrival	Travel Time
G430	08:55 - 17:14	8h19m
G92	15:59 - 22:42	6h43m

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Note: The timetable above is for reference only. Please use the tool on top of this page to search for the real-time schedule.
 (Last Update on Apr 25, 2023)

Business Class Seat	First Class Seat	Second Class Seat
CNY 2,415.5 / USD 355	CNY 1,243.5 / USD 183	CNY 777 / USD 114

  Beijing - Zhengzhou: It takes 2.5-4 hours to travel between the two cities, and passes Gaobeidian East, Shijiazhuang, Xingtai East, Anyang East, and Xinxiang East.

 Zhengzhou - Xi'an: This section runs for a distance of 505 kilometers (313 miles), taking 2 to 3 hours. The stations along the way include Zhengzhou, Zhengzhou East, Luoyang Longmen, Lingbao West, Weinan North, and Huashan North.

 Xi'an - Lanzhou: Xi'an-Lanzhou High Speed Railway was put into service on July 9th, 2017. Journey time between the two cities has been shortened to 3 hours or so. The section passes by Xi'an North, Xianyang Qindu, Yangling South, Baoji South, Tianshui South, Taian, and Dingxi North.
 (Last Update on Apr 25, 2023)

Train No.	Departure - Arrival	Travel Time
K886	08:26 - 11:15+	26h49m
T176	15:01 - 09:37+	18h36m
Z22	16:29 - 08:28+	15h59m
Z152	16:58 - 14:26+	21h28m
Z130	17:15 - 14:32+	21h17m
Z56	21:11 - 13:38+	16h27m

 (Last Update on Apr 25, 2023)

Soft Sleeper	Hard Sleeper	Hard Seat
CNY 527.5 - 598 USD 78 - 88	CNY 343.5 - 388 USD 51 - 57	CNY 189.5 - 213 USD 28 - 31

Both pairs originate and end in Beijing West Railway Station. Subway line 7 and line 9 and many city buses connect this station with the downtown area.

At the other side, all of them are operated in Lanzhou Railway Station, but some of them just stop there for 15 minutes or so. Passengers should prepare in advance to detrain or aboard in time. Since all are overnight sleeper trains as they depart in the afternoon and arrive in the next morning, passengers can save the day time and one-night accommodation fee.